TOWNSHEND — The Townshend Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 1458 State Forrest Rd. at about 2:30 a.m. Monday.
Crews observed the structure fully involved with fire upon arrival.
Suppression efforts were conducted, but due to the volume of fire, the structure could not be saved and is considered a total loss.
No one was home at the time of the fire, and there were no reported injuries.
The Townshend Fire Department contacted the Vermont Department of Public Safety Fire & Explosion Investigation Unit for assistance in determining the origin and cause of the fire.
Members of the Fire & Explosion Investigation Unit responded to the scene, and the investigation is active and ongoing.
Anyone who might have information relevant to this case is asked to call Detective Sgt. James Wright at the Vermont State Police’s Westminster Barracks at 802-722-4600, leave an anonymous tip online at https://vsp.vermont.gov/tipsubmit, or contact the Vermont Arson Tip Award Program hotline at 1-800-32-ARSON.
The Arson Tip Award Program offers a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest in this case.
